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Women Misusing Anti-Rape Law As Weapon Against Partners: High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has said the law punishing rape is being misused as a weapon by women these days when they have differences with a male partner.
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Women Leaders Of YSR Congress Tie Rakhi To Jagan Reddy For New Anti-Rape Law
Andhra Pradesh's women ministers and leaders of ruling YSR Congress Party on Thursday tied 'Rakhi' to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to thank him for the proposed new legislation to punish in 21 days the guilty in rape cases.
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"No Shortfall In Anti-Rape Laws, Implementation Faulty": Nirbhaya's Father To NDTV
When Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan claimed in parliament on Monday that people involved in heinous rape-murders were best "lynched in public", the idea found favour with many who believed that conventional punishments are not adequate to stem the occurrence of such crimes. A notable exception was Badrinath Singh, the father of a medical student ...
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Shatrughan Sinha Pays Visit To Swati Maliwal On Day 4 Of Her Fast
Delhi Commission for Women or DCW chief Swati Maliwal continued with her indefinite hunger strike for the fourth day today demanding stricter anti-rape laws in the country, and was joined by BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha.
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Arvind Kejriwal Appoints Group of Ministers on Anti-Rape Laws, to Fast-Track Cases
Delhi Government today appointed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine whether the existing law can be amended to ensurse death penalty or life imprisonment to those involved in raping minors and to lower the cut off age of juveniles found guilty in such cases, besides to explore possibility of setting up special police stations.
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Outrage after Abu Azmi says 'women having sex outside marriage should be hanged'
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi has earned widespread criticism for his controversial comments on rape, including condemnation at home from his son and daughter in law.
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Vote for us, will check 'misuse' of anti-rape law, says Mulayam's manifesto
Mulayam Singh Yadav believes that voters should pick his Samajwadi Party because it will fight to check "the large-scale misuse" of the tougher anti-rape law introduced after the fatal gang-rape of a young woman on a moving bus in Delhi. His commitment was made in his party manifesto which was released today.
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Justice JS Verma's family refuses Padma Bhushan: read letter
The family of Justice JS Verma, the architect of a report that became instrumental in shaping stronger anti-rape laws in the country, has refused to accept the Padma Bhushan award.
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Justice JS Verma's family refuses Padma Bhushan award
The family of Justice JS Verma, the architect of a report that became instrumental in shaping stronger anti-rape laws in the country, has refused to accept the Padma Bhushan award.
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Blog: Blog: A year after December 16, the need to shift the conversation
The horrific rape and murder of a young girl last year shook the country. People were angry, laws were amended, change was in the air. A year later is a good time to evaluate what, if anything, has really changed, and what direction we need to take.
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Mumbai gang-rape: All five accused arrested; woman's family asks for 'severest of punishment'
Hours after the police arrested the two missing suspects in the gang-rape of a young photographer in Mumbai, her family issued a statement thanking the media, the police, the staff at the hospital where she is recovering, and the public.
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Mumbai gang-rape: two missing suspects found, one in Delhi
Three days after a young photojournalist was gang-raped in the heart of Mumbai, the police have arrested the final two suspects that had been missing since the crime that triggered outrage across the country.
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Mumbai gang-rape case: the most brutal of the five accused arrested, brave survivor says she wants to work again
The Mumbai Police has arrested the fourth accused in the gang-rape of a young photojournalist in Mumbai. Kasim Bengali was detained early this morning.
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Justice Verma: An exceptional career
Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma was the architect of a report that became instrumental in shaping a new, stronger anti-rape law in the country.
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Justice JS Verma, who headed the anti-rape law panel, dies
Former Chief Justice of India Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, who headed a three-member panel to examine laws on crimes against women, died today due to multiple organ failure. He was 80.
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Women Misusing Anti-Rape Law As Weapon Against Partners: High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has said the law punishing rape is being misused as a weapon by women these days when they have differences with a male partner.
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Women Leaders Of YSR Congress Tie Rakhi To Jagan Reddy For New Anti-Rape Law
Andhra Pradesh's women ministers and leaders of ruling YSR Congress Party on Thursday tied 'Rakhi' to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to thank him for the proposed new legislation to punish in 21 days the guilty in rape cases.
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"No Shortfall In Anti-Rape Laws, Implementation Faulty": Nirbhaya's Father To NDTV
When Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan claimed in parliament on Monday that people involved in heinous rape-murders were best "lynched in public", the idea found favour with many who believed that conventional punishments are not adequate to stem the occurrence of such crimes. A notable exception was Badrinath Singh, the father of a medical student ...
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Shatrughan Sinha Pays Visit To Swati Maliwal On Day 4 Of Her Fast
Delhi Commission for Women or DCW chief Swati Maliwal continued with her indefinite hunger strike for the fourth day today demanding stricter anti-rape laws in the country, and was joined by BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha.
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Arvind Kejriwal Appoints Group of Ministers on Anti-Rape Laws, to Fast-Track Cases
Delhi Government today appointed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine whether the existing law can be amended to ensurse death penalty or life imprisonment to those involved in raping minors and to lower the cut off age of juveniles found guilty in such cases, besides to explore possibility of setting up special police stations.
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Outrage after Abu Azmi says 'women having sex outside marriage should be hanged'
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi has earned widespread criticism for his controversial comments on rape, including condemnation at home from his son and daughter in law.
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Vote for us, will check 'misuse' of anti-rape law, says Mulayam's manifesto
Mulayam Singh Yadav believes that voters should pick his Samajwadi Party because it will fight to check "the large-scale misuse" of the tougher anti-rape law introduced after the fatal gang-rape of a young woman on a moving bus in Delhi. His commitment was made in his party manifesto which was released today.
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Justice JS Verma's family refuses Padma Bhushan: read letter
The family of Justice JS Verma, the architect of a report that became instrumental in shaping stronger anti-rape laws in the country, has refused to accept the Padma Bhushan award.
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Justice JS Verma's family refuses Padma Bhushan award
The family of Justice JS Verma, the architect of a report that became instrumental in shaping stronger anti-rape laws in the country, has refused to accept the Padma Bhushan award.
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Blog: Blog: A year after December 16, the need to shift the conversation
The horrific rape and murder of a young girl last year shook the country. People were angry, laws were amended, change was in the air. A year later is a good time to evaluate what, if anything, has really changed, and what direction we need to take.
-
Mumbai gang-rape: All five accused arrested; woman's family asks for 'severest of punishment'
Hours after the police arrested the two missing suspects in the gang-rape of a young photographer in Mumbai, her family issued a statement thanking the media, the police, the staff at the hospital where she is recovering, and the public.
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Mumbai gang-rape: two missing suspects found, one in Delhi
Three days after a young photojournalist was gang-raped in the heart of Mumbai, the police have arrested the final two suspects that had been missing since the crime that triggered outrage across the country.
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Mumbai gang-rape case: the most brutal of the five accused arrested, brave survivor says she wants to work again
The Mumbai Police has arrested the fourth accused in the gang-rape of a young photojournalist in Mumbai. Kasim Bengali was detained early this morning.
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Justice Verma: An exceptional career
Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma was the architect of a report that became instrumental in shaping a new, stronger anti-rape law in the country.
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Justice JS Verma, who headed the anti-rape law panel, dies
Former Chief Justice of India Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, who headed a three-member panel to examine laws on crimes against women, died today due to multiple organ failure. He was 80.
